(4) 1-3 American Girls Collection series. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles & Susan McAliley. Warned to be on her best behavior when accompanying her rancher father to visit an elderly shepherd, Josefina nonetheless contradicts her father after he decides the shepherd must retire. An accident provides a chance for both Josefina and the shepherd to prove their trustworthiness. American Girls fans will best appreciate this formulaic short story set in 1824. A craft is appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(4) 4-6 American Girls Collection series. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles & Susan McAliley. Growing up in New Mexico in the mid-1820s, Josefina finds her vocation as a healer in Happy Birthday; prevents disaster when an American wagon train comes to Santa Fe in Saves the Day, and, in Changes, paves the way for her aunt to marry her widowed father. Despite occasional flaws (flat characters, some far-fetched plot elements), these accessible novels feature a likable heroine and an interesting setting.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 4-6 American Girls Collection series. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles & Susan McAliley. Growing up in New Mexico in the mid-1820s, Josefina finds her vocation as a healer in Happy Birthday; prevents disaster when an American wagon train comes to Santa Fe in Saves the Day, and, in Changes, paves the way for her aunt to marry her widowed father. Despite occasional flaws (flat characters, some far-fetched plot elements), these accessible novels feature a likable heroine and an interesting setting.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 4-6 American Girls Collection series. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles & Susan McAliley. Growing up in New Mexico in the mid-1820s, Josefina finds her vocation as a healer in Happy Birthday; prevents disaster when an American wagon train comes to Santa Fe in Saves the Day, and, in Changes, paves the way for her aunt to marry her widowed father. Despite occasional flaws (flat characters, some far-fetched plot elements), these accessible novels feature a likable heroine and an interesting setting.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert